About

My life is dominated by visual obsessions – lines, colour, tone, shape, light and how these work together to tell a story and capture the intangible. I work predominantly in the areas of photography and film making, but dabble here and there with various creative pursuits.

I completed a combined degree at the University of Technology Sydney in film production and international studies. As part of this degree I lived in Mexico for a year where I spent most of my time watching experimental films and reading magic realism stories. These were pivotal in the development of my understanding of visual communication and symbolism. Mexican culture and mythology also nurtured my love for the absurd and surreal in everyday life.

My film Porphyria was recently exhibited at the Byron Bay International Film Festival 2010, and I have also worked on films that have screened at the Sydney Film Festival and the NewFest film festival in New York.

I write and photograph gigs for online music forum The Dwarf, and have had various photos compete at a semi-finalist stage in such respected competitions as the Moran Photographic Prize and Head On Alternative Portrait Prize.

I am one-third of Beate Adfectus – a collective specialising in cross-media works that incorporate film, photography, installation, architecture, design and fashion.

Contact:
+61 415 692 080
jade.cantwell@gmail.com
jade@beateadfectus.com

CV available here